2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup
Tournament details
Host country Sudan
Dates 23 May–4 June
Teams 12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uganda Victoria University (1st title)
Runners-up Kenya A.F.C. Leopards
Third place Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi
Fourth place Burundi Académie Tchité

The 2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup was the inaugural edition of the CECAFA Nile Basin Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 23 May and concluded on 4 June, with Sudan as the first hosts of the tournament.

Ugandan Super League club Victoria University beat A.F.C. Leopards in the final to clinch their first title and US$ 30,000 in prize money. A.F.C. Leopards took home US$ 20,000 for finishing second,[1] while Sudanese side Al-Ahly Shendi beat Académie Tchité of Burundi in the third place play-off to take home US$ 10,000.[2]

Participants

On 12 May 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released.[3] The tournament was originally due to kick off on 22 May, but was pushed back a day.[4]

Group stage

The group stage featured eleven teams, with 4 teams in Group A and B and only three in Group C. Three teams advanced from Group A and B and two from Group C.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sudan Al-Merrikh 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Uganda Victoria University 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
South Sudan Al-Malakia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Zanzibar Polisi 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
23 May 2014
Victoria University Uganda1–0 South Sudan Al-Malakia
Al-Merrikh Sudan3–0 Zanzibar Polisi
25 May 2014
Polisi Zanzibar0–3 South Sudan Al-Malakia
Al-Merrikh Sudan0–0 Uganda Victoria University
28 May 2014
Polisi Zanzibar0–3 Uganda Victoria University
Al-Malakia South Sudan2–4 Sudan Al-Merrikh

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Kenya A.F.C. Leopards 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
Tanzania Mbeya City 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Burundi Académie Tchité 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Rwanda Etincelles 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
24 May 2014
Mbeya City Tanzania3–2 Burundi Académie Tchité
A.F.C. Leopards Kenya2–0 Rwanda Etincelles
26 May 2014
Mbeya City Tanzania1–2 Kenya A.F.C. Leopards
Académie Tchité Burundi1–0 Rwanda Etincelles
28 May 2014
Etincelles Rwanda0–0 Tanzania Mbeya City
A.F.C. Leopards Kenya1–0 Burundi Académie Tchité

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
Ethiopia Defence 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Djibouti Dikhil 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
24 May 2014
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan2–1 Djibouti Dikhil
25 May 2014
Dikhil Djibouti1–2 Ethiopia Defence
28 May 2014
Defence Ethiopia0–2 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals faced each other in a third place playoff, where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 May
 
 
Kenya A.F.C. Leopards 3
 
2 June
 
Ethiopia Defence 2
 
Kenya A.F.C. Leopards 2
 
30 May
 
Burundi Académie Tchité 0
 
Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 (2)
 
4 June
 
Burundi Académie Tchité 1 (3)
 
Kenya A.F.C. Leopards 1
 
31 May
 
Uganda Victoria University 2
 
Uganda Victoria University 1
 
2 June
 
Tanzania Mbeya City 0
 
Uganda Victoria University 1
 
31 May
 
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 0 Third place
 
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 3
 
4 June
 
South Sudan Al-Malakia 0
 
Burundi Académie Tchité 1
 
 
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 4
 

References

  1. ↑ "Nile Basin Cup: Victoria University beat AFC Leopards to lift Basin Cup". CECAFA. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Victoria University are 2014 CECAFA Champions". Tanzania Football Federation. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Collins Okinyo (12 May 2014). "Cecafa announce Nile Basin draw". SuperSport.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Vincent Opiyo (21 May 2014). "Change in fixtures for CECAFA Nile Basin". Futaa.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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